Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age in Portugal

Portugal: Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age was 181 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
181
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
18th
of 48 countries
All-time high
365
in 2015
All-time low
181
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal, 2008–2020

01002003004002008201420202008: 3372009: 3112010: 2392011: 3112012: 2782013: 3392014: 3562015: 3652016: 3432017: 2862018: 2372019: 2162020: 181

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal stood at 181. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal peaked at 365 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 181, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 18th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Persons by risk: intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty … age in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators in Portugal, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 337 —
2009 311 -7.7%
2010 239 -23.2%
2011 311 +30.1%
2012 278 -10.6%
2013 339 +21.9%
2014 356 +5.0%
2015 365 +2.5%
2016 343 -6.0%
2017 286 -16.6%
2018 237 -17.1%
2019 216 -8.9%
2020 181 -16.2%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 181 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 181 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 324 311 337 2
2010s 297 216 365 10
2020s 181 181 181 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 15 Hungary 311 compare
  2. 16 Serbia 285 compare
  3. 16 Serbia 285 compare
  4. 19 North Macedonia 125 compare
  5. 19 North Macedonia 125 compare
  6. 21 Croatia 103 compare
  7. 21 Croatia 103 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal?
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of in Portugal was 181 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 365 in 2015.
What is the lowest persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 181 in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of?
Portugal ranks 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons by risk of poverty, material deprivation, work intensity of the household, age and sex of the person - intersections of EU 2020 Strategy poverty target indicators
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 657 data points, 2008–2020
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